Senior Associate or Special Counsel - Health Law

Location: Melbourne

Contract Type: Permanent

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years, we are known for our excellence, and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.

We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients, while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence, diversity of thought, curiosity, and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support, trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.

We support sustainable ways of working regarding how, when and where you work and offer a wide range of social, financial and health benefits (see www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2025.ashx)

Your role

A great opportunity currently exists for a legal practitioner with at least five years of post-admission experience to join our pre-eminent Health Disputes team in Melbourne on a full-time basis.

Our national health law team is led by Sarah Lark and Shane Evans who are highly regarded and recognised for their in-depth understanding of medical negligence, coronial law, health regulation and advisory, disputes and crisis/ reputational matters.

You will join a specialist team advising corporate health care providers on resolving a wide range of litigated and non-litigated disputes and inquiries, including medical malpractice claims, coronial inquests, statutory complaints and class actions. You will also assist our corporate health clients with clinical governance advisory matters and provide risk management advice following incidents.

Working in a supportive, flexible and close-knit team, you will be solution-driven, commercial and pragmatic, and focused on understanding our clients' needs. With there having been recent changes in our Melbourne team, the role presents an excellent career opportunity for the right candidate to assist Sarah and Shane to re-build and take leadership of our local offering of our pre-eminent national health law practice. 

What you need

We welcome applications from lawyers who:

• have at least 5 year's post-admission and technical experience with health-related disputes, preferably in medical malpractice and coronial law, and a proven ability to practice with a level of autonomy;
• have practised in the District Court, Supreme Court and/or State Administrative Tribunal;
• can explain complex issues to clients clearly and concisely;
• have technical excellence;
• have a strong client focus and a demonstrated focus on forming enduring relationships with clients and industry experts;
• thrive in a highly collaborative environment;
• take pride in their work and who they work for; and
• have experience leading a team and growing a thriving practice.

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact Miriam.Harner@minterellison.com.